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An alkyne is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon—carbon triple bond. The simplest acyclic alkynes with only one triple bond and no other functional groups form a homologous series with the general chemical formula CₙH₂ₙ−2
The first 10 alkynes are:
Ethyne C2H2. Propyne C3H4. Butyne C4H6. Pentyne C5H8. Hexyne C6H10. Heptyne C7H12. Octyne C8H14. Nonyne C9H16.
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